Claude Johnson shared with students and community members the history of the Black Fives Era, seeking to widen the appreciation of these pioneers of basketball.
I was in Manhattan last week for Converse’s celebration of the 35th anniversary of Rick Telander’s playground basketball classic, Heaven is a Playground.
The NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996. The problem is that it didn’t exist until 1950 when the BAA merged with the NBL. This new book clears that up.
I recently visited the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. to check out a new exhibit there called The Scurlock Studio And Black Washington: Picturing The Promise.
I do know this. There’s something going on in the world right now — in the headlines right now — that requires a new way of thinking for us, collectively. It requires our new letting go of fear.
For Christmas, I gave my mother-in-law Dreams from My Father, the best-selling book by president-elect Barack Obama. I had been meaning to get that book for myself, even more lately after the specific urging of my friend Alexander Wolff from Sports Illustrated. He explained there is a section in the book where Obama describes getting [...]
I downloaded a movie over the weekend called The Verdict, starring Paul Newman in what some say is the best (but most overlooked) performance of his career. Paul Newman in “The Verdict.” The film had a scene in it that was a pleasant surprise because it was so relevant in all of our lives right [...]
I was going through a box of college stuff and found an old newspaper that contained something I wrote 24 years ago while I was a student at Stanford University. This post is about humanity, not about “Star Wars.” It was a letter to the editor of The Stanford Daily (the daily newspaper of Stanford [...]
100,000 people in St. Louis at an Obama rally was wonderful. But as a historian, what struck me more was another mob scene — the one during the East St. Louis Race Riot of July 2, 1917.
Check out this book. How To Raise A Gentleman: A Civilized Guide To Helping Your Son Through His Uncivilized Childhood The gold leafed, gold embossed Brooks Brothers version. Here’s why. First, it’s a simple guide for how to show good manners, kindness and respect. Therefore, it’s a great investment whether you have
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